Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2021

Date

2023

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Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Crimes Against Children Research Center

Abstract

New national data for 2021 show mixed trends for child maltreatment compared to 2020. Physical abuse declined 7% and neglect declined 4%. At the same time sexual abuse rose 4%. Child maltreatment fatalities increased less than 1%. Given disruptions to social life and investigative behavior due to COVID19, all interpretations of recent trends should be made very cautiously.

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Keywords

statistics, child maltreatment, trends, research

Citation

Finkelhor, D., Saito, K., & Jones, L. (2023). Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2021. Crimes Against Children Research Center.

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